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Dr Alexandre Siqueira

Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: alexandre.siqueira@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7970-4024

Background

Being born where the Brazilian savannah meets the rainforest, Alexandre has always been fascinated with biological diversity. This fascination led him to study Biological Sciences, and during his degree he started working with freshwater fish. Although these fish taught him a lot, he decided to fulfill a passion for the sea and went on a search for more salty environments.

In 2015, he earned an MPhil degree in Ecology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, examining the latitudinal distribution of reef fish biodiversity. Between 2015 and 2016 he was hired as a lecturer of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology at the same university.

Then, to dive deeper into the evolution of coral reefs, he decided to make a move far from home and settled in Australia. He finished his PhD at James Cook University in early 2021, examining the evolution, macroecology and biogeography of coral reef fishes from a trophic perspective. After his PhD, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Reef Function Hub for 3.5 years. Now, as a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, Alexandre will investigate the evolution and macroecology of coral reef organisms with a focus on understanding their fascinating present-day biodiversity patterns.

Professional Memberships

  • 2019-2024 – Australian Society for Fish Biology, ASFB (Member)
  • 2020-2024 – International Coral Reef Society, ICRS (Member)
  • 2022-2024 – Australian Marine Sciences Association, AMSA (Member)
  • 2023-2024 – Ecological Society of Australia, ESA (Member)

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2023 – Runner-up for the Next Generation Ecologist Award, Ecological Society of Australia.
  • 2021 – PhD cum laude, James Cook University.
  • 2021 – Virginia Chadwick Awards for outstanding student publication, ARC Centre of Exellence for Coral Reef Studies.
  • 2020 – Gilbert P. Whitley Memorial Student Award for best student talk, Australian Society for Fish Biology.
  • 2019 – Overall winner and People’s Choice Award for the 3 Minute Thesis Competition, James Cook University.
  • 2019 – John Glover travel fund Award, Australian Society for Fish Biology.

National and International Research Positions

  • 2020-2024 – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC-funded Research Hub for Coral Reef Ecosystem Functions, James Cook University.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Marine Biology
  • Macroecology
  • Macroevolution
  • Biogeography

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University, 2021.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Collins, WP., Bellwood, DR., Morais, RA., Waltham, NJ., Siqueira Correa, A. (2024). Diel movement patterns in nominally nocturnal coral reef fishes (Haemulidae and Lutjanidae): Intra vs. Interspecific variation. Coral Reefs, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02573-x.
  • Hadj-Hammou, J., Cinner, JE., Barneche, DR., Caldwell, IR., Mouillot, D., Robinson, JP., Schiettekatte, NM., Siqueira Correa, A., Taylor, BM., Graham, NA. (2024). Global patterns and drivers of fish reproductive potential on coral reefs. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article number 6105. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50367-0.
  • Ng, I., Bellwood, DR., Strugnell, JM., Parravicini, V., Siqueira Correa, A. (2024). The rise of dietary diversity in coral reef fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2029), Article number 20241004. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1004.
  • Muruga, P., Siqueira Correa, A., Bellwood, D. (2024). Meta-analysis reveals weak associations between reef fishes and corals. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8(4), 676-685. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02334-7.
  • Tebbett, S., Yan, H., Lutzenkirchen, L., Siqueira Correa, A., Bellwood, D. (2024). Global patterns of herbivorous reef fish productivity: the role of Prionurus laticlavius in the Galápagos. Coral Reefs, 43(2024), 299-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02473-0.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Siqueira Correa, A., Muruga, P., Bellwood, D. (2023). On the evolution of fish–coral interactions. Ecology Letters, 26(8), 1348-1358. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14245.
  • Quimbayo, J., Nunes, L., Silva, F., Anderson, A., Barneche, D., Canterle, A., Cord, I., Dalben, A., Ferrari, D., Fontoura, L., Fiuza, T., Liedke, A., Longo, G., Morais, R., Siqueira Correa, A., Floeter, S. (2023). TimeFISH: Long-term assessment of reef fish assemblages in a transition zone in the Southwestern Atlantic. Ecology, 104(3), article number e3966. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3966.
  • Siqueira Correa, A., Yan, H., Morais, R., Bellwood, D. (2023). The evolution of fast-growing coral reef fishes. Nature, 618(7964), 322-327. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06070-z.
  • Tebbett, S., Schlaefer, J., Bowden, C., Collins, W., Hemingson, C., Ling, S., Morais, J., Morais, R., Siqueira Correa, A., Streit, R., Swan, S., Bellwood, D. (2023). Bio-physical determinants of sediment accumulation on an offshore coral reef: A snapshot study. Science of the Total Environment, 895(TBD), article number 165188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165188.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Cantalice, K., Alvarado-Ortega, J., Bellwood, D., Siqueira Correa, A. (2022). Rising from the Ashes: The Biogeographic Origins of Modern Coral Reef Fishes. Bioscience, 72(8), 769-777. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac045.
  • Tebbett, S., Siqueira Correa, A., Bellwood, D. (2022). The functional roles of surgeonfishes on coral reefs: past, present and future. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32(2), 387-439. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09692-6.
  • Schlaefer, J., Tebbett, S., Bowden, C., Collins, W., Duce, S., Hemingson, C., Huertas, V., Mihalitsis, M., Morais, J., Morais, R., Siqueira Correa, A., Streit, R., Swan, S., Valenzuela, J., Bellwood, D. (2022). A snapshot of sediment dynamics on an inshore coral reef. Marine Environmental Research, 181(TBD), article number 105763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105763.
  • Siqueira Correa, A., Kiessling, W., Bellwood, D. (2022). Fast-growing species shape the evolution of reef corals. Nature Communications, 13(1), article number 2426. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30234-6.
  • Ng, I., Bellwood, D., Siqueira Correa, A. (2022). Do currents shape global patterns of hybrid richness in coral reef fishes?. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31(12), 2524-2540. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13592.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Siqueira Correa, A., Morais, R., Bellwood, D., Cowman, P. (2021). Planktivores as trophic drivers of global coral reef fish diversity patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 118(9), article number e2019404118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2019404118.
  • Pie, M., Divieso, R., Caron, F., Siqueira Correa, A., Barneche, D., Luiz, O. (2021). The evolution of latitudinal ranges in reef-associated fishes: Heritability, limits and inverse Rapoport's rule. Journal of Biogeography, 48(9), 2121-2132. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14150.
  • Hemingson, C., Siqueira Correa, A., Cowman, P., Bellwood, D. (2021). Drivers of eyespot evolution in coral reef fishes. Evolution, 75(4), 903-914. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14197.
  • Santaquiteria, A., Siqueira Correa, A., Duarte-Ribeiro, E., Carnevale, G., White, W., Pogonoski, J., Baldwin, C., Ortí, G., Arcila, D., Ricardo, B. (2021). Phylogenomics and Historical Biogeography of Seahorses, Dragonets, Goatfishes, and Allies (Teleostei: Syngnatharia): Assessing Factors Driving Uncertainty in Biogeographic Inferences. Systematic Biology, 70(6), 1145-1162. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syab028.
  • Morais, R., Siqueira Correa, A., Smallhorn-West, P., Bellwood, D. (2021). Spatial subsidies drive sweet spots of tropical marine biomass production. PLoS Biology, 19(11), article number e3001435. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001435.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Nunes, L., Siqueira Correa, A., Cord, I., Ford, B., Liedke, A., Ferreira, C., Floeter, S. (2020). The influence of species abundance, diet and phylogenetic affinity on the co-occurrence of butterflyfishes. Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters, 167(8), article number 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03725-7.
  • Siqueira Correa, A., Morais, R., Bellwood, D., Cowman, P. (2020). Trophic innovations fuel reef fish diversification. Nature Communications, 11(1), article number 2669. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16498-w.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Siqueira Correa, A., Bellwood, D., Cowman, P. (2019). The evolution of traits and functions in herbivorous coral reef fishes through space and time. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1897), article number 20182672. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2672.
  • Siqueira Correa, A., Bellwood, D., Cowman, P. (2019). Historical biogeography of herbivorous coral reef fishes: The formation of an Atlantic fauna. Journal of Biogeography, 46(7), 1611-1624. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13631.
  • Bellwood, D., Schultz, O., Siqueira Correa, A., Cowman, P. (2019). A review of the fossil record of the Labridae. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A, 121(2019), 125-193.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Floeter, S., Bender, M., Siqueira Correa, A., Cowman, P. (2018). Phylogenetic perspectives on reef fish functional traits. Biological Reviews, 93(1), 131-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12336.
  • Maia, H., Morais, R., Siqueira Correa, A., Hanazaki, N., Floeter, S., Bender, M. (2018). Shifting baselines among traditional fishers in São Tomé and Príncipe islands, Gulf of Guinea. Ocean and Coastal Management, 154(15 March 2018), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.01.006.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Siqueira Correa, A., Quimbayo, J., Cantor, M., Silveira, R., Daura-Jorge, F. (2017). Estimating population parameters of longsnout seahorses, Hippocampus reidi (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) through mark-recapture. Neotropical Ichthyology, 15(4), article number e170067. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20170067.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Siqueira Correa, A., Oliveira-Santos, L., Cowman, P., Floeter, S. (2016). Evolutionary processes underlying latitudinal differences in reef fish biodiversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25(12), 1466-1476. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12506.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Lobato, F., Barneche, D., Siqueira Correa, A., Liedke, A., Lindner, A., Pie, M., Bellwood, D., Floeter, S. (2014). Diet and diversification in the evolution of coral reef fishes. PLoS One, 9(7), article number e102094. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102094.

Research Projects

  • Using Past Climate Change to predict Future Reef Productivity, Australian Research Council, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE25), 2025 ‑ 2027, $671,983.

Research Student Supervision

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